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I played about 30 minutes of Torovo for my stream, and I played the desktop version.

The artwork for this one had a really nice, unique aesthetic, especially for the characters.  The creature seemingly trapped in the town center and the circumstances of Protag's entrance were intriguing for sure.

Protag has clearly had a rough life and has absolutely seen some s**t. LOL And OMG, Wally had me laughing so much; he's just such a mix of sarcasm and being a lackadaisical, half-butted cop that he was kinda endearing.  Considering how he talks to Protag, curious to see why he is even helping him and didn't just say, "here, check the box and go away."

The photo aspect seemed like it would potentially be a cool touch, especially with the time loops mentioned in the game description.  I will say, as I got to the end of my 30 minutes of gameplay, though, I started feeling aimless and unsure what to do next, as I'd been to all the places mentioned and no one seemed to care about the photos.  Also, the photo mechanic tripped me up a little because I kept forgetting to hit E to actually take a photo.

Also, please note: "spazzing out" and "spazzing" in general are offensive terms that really shouldn't be used, as they are harmful to people with disabilities.  Convulsing would be far more appropriate and actually fit what the character seemed to be doing.  

Likewise, having a character who is violent because of having schizophrenia is continuing a harmful and false stereotype of people with a very real mental illness that keeps resulting in many of them being subject to fear or even attacked.  And to be honest, when I see that in any kind of media, it immediately screams lazy writing, and that's a shame when the rest of the game is so much better told. 

Link to VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2881486951?t=02h05m46s

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Thank you so much for playing our game and for your in depth feedback!

We completely agree and for the past months have been increasing the way NPCs react to your photos. Hopefully you can play it again when it's updated!

This goes into the writing as well, a lot of  placeholder material slips through the cracks so thank you for bringing them to our attention! We agree on the damage that implies but even more so the thoughtlessness behind it undermines the complexities of Leopold as a character. We cannot wait to show you the fixes as they bring us closer to how we imagined Torovo to be.

Thank you again for the feedback! :)